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Maraapunisaurus

Il num vul dir: “huge reptile”1

Mangiava: PlantasCuliezs lungsGiurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Maraapunisaurus was a giant, long-necked plant-eater that lived in what is now Colorado, USA. It is known from just one huge backbone bone that was lost long ago, so scientists have to study old drawings to figure out how big it really was.1 2

Viveva

avant 149 fin 143 milliuns onns3

Giurassic tardiv fin Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Garden Park, north of Cañon City, Colorado, USA1

Lunghezza

30,3 fin 32 m (99 fin 105 ft)2 1

Paisa

70 tonnas fin 120 tonnas (154 300 fin 264 600 lb)1 2

Autezza

7,95 m (26 ft)1

Spertadad maximala

var 7 km/h (4 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 20 elefants

uschè lung sco 7 autos parcads in suenter l'auteruschè lung sco 180 bananas ina suenter l'autrauschè grev sco 24000 melunaspli aut ch'ina giraffauschè grev sco 150 classas da scola entirasuschè aut ch'el pudeva guardar en ina fanestra al 3. plaunpudess currer 100 meters en 51 secundas (il pli spert uman dovra 9,6)

Quant grond era Maraapunisaurus cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

Maraapunisaurus var 7 km/h (4 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

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Fatgs divertents

Maraapunisaurus is only known from a single fossil bone, a huge backbone spine that was 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) tall when found.1 2

The original fossil was lost after being studied in the 1870s, so all we have are old drawings and notes.1

Scientists used to think Maraapunisaurus was the longest dinosaur ever, at 58 meters (190 feet), but newer studies say it was about 30 to 32 meters (98 to 105 feet) long.1 2

It belongs to a group called rebbachisaurids, which are relatives of Diplodocus with strange, air-filled bones in their spines.1 2

The name Maraapunisaurus comes from the Southern Ute word 'maraapuni' meaning 'huge', because of its enormous size.1

Maraapunisaurus lived in a savanna-like environment with ferns and some tall trees along rivers, which it used for shade.1

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart Maraapunisaurus

?Was Maraapunisaurus the biggest dinosaur ever?

Some scientists used to think so, but newer estimates say it was about 35 to 40 metres long, making it one of the longest known vertebrates ever, though its exact size compared to others like Supersaurus is uncertain.1

?How long was Maraapunisaurus?

Estimates vary: the largest guess was 58 metres, but most modern studies say 30 to 40 metres.1 2

?How much did Maraapunisaurus weigh?

Scientists estimate its mass at 70 to 120 tonnes.1

?What did Maraapunisaurus eat?

It was a plant-eater that probably ate ferns and other low plants in a savanna-like environment, with some tall trees along rivers for shade.1

?When did Maraapunisaurus live?

It lived during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago.1

?Where was Maraapunisaurus found?

Its only known fossil was discovered in Garden Park, near Cañon City, Colorado, USA.1

?Why is Maraapunisaurus only known from one bone?

The single backbone bone was lost after being studied in the 1870s, so scientists now rely on old drawings and notes.1

?Is Maraapunisaurus a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a long-necked plant-eater from the group called rebbachisaurids.1

Chatschader da mitus

Mitus: Many people think Maraapunisaurus was the biggest dinosaur ever, longer than a blue whale.

Vardad: Newer research shows it was about 30 to 32 meters long, still huge but not the biggest. The old huge size estimate was based on a mistaken classification as a diplodocid.1 2

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Maraapunisaurus
Numnà da: Carpenter 20183
Gruppa: Culiezs lungs
Famiglia / clada: Rebbachisauridae3
Classificaziun: Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Diplodocoidea3
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 149 fin 143 milliuns onns (Tithonian)3
Formaziuns da crap: Morrison3
Pajais: USA3
Chats da fossils: 1 en The Paleobiology Database3
Scuverta: The only fossil was found in 1877 by Oramel Lucas near Cañon City, Colorado, and sent to paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope. Cope named it Amphicoelias fragillimus in 1878. In 2018, Kenneth Carpenter renamed it Maraapunisaurus after realizing it was a different kind of dinosaur.1 2
Anc discutà: Scientists are still not sure exactly how big Maraapunisaurus was because the only fossil is lost and the drawings may not be perfectly accurate.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

Maraapunisaurus (en.wikipedia.org)
Maraapunisaurus fragillimus, N.G. (formerly Amphicoelias fragillimus), a basal Rebbachisaurid from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic) of Colorado | Geology of the Intermountain West (giw.utahgeology.org)
Maraapunisaurus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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